# @msu_athletics on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWoWCbpjX8_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/62240505-msu-athletics-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/f0f6e79c23.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-02T13:07:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Michigan State Athletics (@MSU_Athletics) — https://gondola.cc/MSU_Athletics

## Caption

On this day 100 years ago, the name “Spartans” was first identified with Michigan State. 

The nickname, spelled "Spartons," initially appeared in a Lansing State Journal story about the baseball team by LSJ sports editor George Alderton.

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- **Likes:** 3,069
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- **Comments:** 2

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michigan State Athletics | @MSU_Athletics | https://gondola.cc/MSU_Athletics | College Athletics Department |
| Sam Anderson | @Samantha_Kayee | https://gondola.cc/Samantha_Kayee | Director of Social Media |
| Sam Anderson | @Samantha_Kayee | https://gondola.cc/Samantha_Kayee | Social Media Manager |

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